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Electricity Basics

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name

Class

Date

Opposite charges ____________________.

repel

attract

Like charges ______________________.

repel

attract

What is electricity?

A zap from friction

A thunderbolt thrown by Zeus

Moving electrons

Energy from the air

A material in which electrons are able to move easily is called

Insulator

Conductor

Electrons are...

positive

negative

neutral

no charge

True or False, Lighting is a form of static electricity.

True

False

What charge does an electron have?

negative (-)

positive (+)

neutral or no charge (0)

What is electricity?

flow of electrons

flow of copper atoms

light

movement of air

The difference between attract and repel is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.

True

False

10.

When socks get stuck to towels in your dryer, this is an example of________________

current electricity

static electricity

11.

What types of charges attract?

Positive and Positive

Positive and Neutral

Negative and Neutral

Positive and Negative

12.

What charge does a proton have?

negative (-)

positive (+)

neutral or no charge (0)

13.

What charge does an electron have?

negative (-)

positive (+)

neutral or no charge (0)

14.

Which of the following is caused by static electricity?

a stove getting hot when it is turned on

a magnet being attracted to a refrigerator

a lightning strike during a storm

a light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on

15.

Why can you get a shock if you touch a metal doorknob after walking across a wool carpet?

You have gained electrons; the doorknob has neutral amount of electrons.

You have gained neutrons; the doorknob has fewer electrons.

You have lost electrons; the doorknob has extra electrons.

You have gained electrons; the doorknob has extra electrons.

16.

An object becomes negatively charged by

losing protons

gaining electrons

losing electrons

gaining protons

17.

An object becomes positively charged by

losing protons

gaining electrons

losing electrons

gaining protons

18.

What method of static charging is shown in this picture

Polarization

Friction

Induction

Conduction

19.

If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. This means that

friction destroyed electrons in the rod.

the silk has become negatively charged.

protons have moved to the rod.

glass attracts more protons.

20.

Charging by Friction results in two objects with the same charge.

True

False

21.

The force of attraction or repulsion between charged particles is ____________________

Electrical Force

Strong Force

Electromagnetic Force

Normal Force

22.

The area around a charged object where the electrical force can be felt is the _________________

Electric Field

Electromagnetic Field

Magnetic Field

Football Field

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Electricity Basics

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 23mins

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